What Are Senior Portraits?

With high school graduations coming, so come the graduation parties.  Over the past few years, I have received a multitude of invitations and I smile every time I see the portrait of an adolescent looking back at me.  You can see it in their eyes, the carelessness of being that age and the excitement of what the future will bring.  For this reason it is important to capture this stage in life.  When will they ever be like this again?

Senior portraits are about celebrating this unique moment,  a moment  that will not come back and will not repeat. Their senior year is about being on the cusp of something great and they will never see the world the way they do right now. It's their last year of high school, their last year with the friends they grew up with, their last year at home (hopefully), and their last year of truly being under their parents’ wings.

Being a high school senior is a  moment of transition. It marks the end of childhood and the beginning of an adult life. A great way to preserve it is with a portrait that will be treasured for years to come.

With Love,

Mariela

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